Tottenham are back in the Champions League, with their return beginning against Marseille tonight.
After a two-year absence from Europe’s elite club competition, Spurs face a potentially tricky opener against a French side who have made a flying start to their domestic season.
Marseille are joint-top alongside Paris Saint-Germain in Ligue 1 and are unbeaten in their opening six games under new manager Igor Tudor.
But Antonio Conte’s Tottenham are favourites to progress from Group D, which, as well as Marseille, features Sporting CP and Eintracht Frankfurt.
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Here’s everything you need to know about tonight’s contest.
Date, kick-off time and venue
Tottenham vs Marseille is scheduled for an 8pm BST kick-off time tonight, Wednesday, September 7, 2022.
The Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in north London will host the match.
Where to watch Tottenham vs Marseille
TV channel: Tonight’s match will be televised live in the UK on BT Sport 3 and Ultimate 4K, with coverage beginning at 7:15pm.
Live stream: BT Sport subscribers will also be able to watch the match online via the BT Sport website or app.
Live blog: You can follow all the action tonight via Standard Sport’s live match blog, featuring expert analysis from Dan Kilpatrick at the ground.
Tottenham vs Marseille team news
Tottenham XI: Lloris, Romero, Dier, Lenglet, Emerson, Hojbjerg, Bentancur, Perisic, Son, Richarlison, Kane.
Subs: Forster, Doherty, Spence, Tanganga, Sanchez, Davies, Sessegnon, Skipp, Sarr, Bissouma, Bryan, Kulusevski.
Marseille XI: Lopez, Mbemba, Bailly, Gigot, Clauss, Rongier, Veretout, Tavares, Guendouzi, Suarez, Gerson
Subs: Ngapandouetnbu, Blanco, Balerdi, Kabore, Kolasinac, Gueye, Harit, Payet, Under
Tottenham vs Marseille prediction
This is not the relatively easy game some fans may have anticipated when the group stage draw was made.
Spurs are unbeaten so far this season, but so are Marseille. Injuries could play into the hosts' hands, but their French opponents have only conceded three times in six games and scored 13.
Marseille will be equally wary in what is their toughest game of the group. A win for either team could prove invaluable come their second meeting in November.
Spurs to win, 3-2.
Head to head (h2h) history and results
This is the first competitive meeting between the two sides.
